Minnesota / Minnesota Zoological Garden / General Maintenance Worker

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General Maintenance Worker

Operate, maintain, and repair equipment or facilities, performing skilled hands-on work.

30 employees hold this title in Minnesota Zoological Garden. Median total compensation for the role is $12,921, below the department median of $46,651.

Employees: 30
Total payroll: $693.1K
Role median: $12,921
Agency median: $46,651
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$485$57,820+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 30 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare departments

This role across Minnesota

General Maintenance Worker is held in 15 Minnesota departments. In Minnesota Zoological Garden, the median of $12,921 ranks #13 of 15.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$52,035 · 59

Corrections Department

$51,115 · 11

Public Safety Department

$49,739 · 4

Transportation Department

$49,685 · 31

Human Services Department

$48,996 · 63

Administration Department

$45,802 · 115

MN St Colleges & Universities

$45,365 · 666

MN State Academies

$43,921 · 10

Military Affairs Department

$42,330 · 40

Veterans Affairs Department

$40,595 · 150

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$32,218 · 4

Lottery

$26,153 · 3

Median total compensation for the General Maintenance Worker role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Ambria Kuchinka

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$1,895

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $1,895
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,895
Hire date: 2022-08-03
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Ambria Kuchinka holds the role of General Maintenance Worker at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Building Services. Their tenure dates to 2022, about 3 years as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,895. Their bargaining unit is Insufficient Work Time.

Alexander Paumen

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2024 total comp

$1,769

Sub-department: Grounds
Base pay: $1,706
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $63
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $1,769
Hire date: 2022-06-02
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Alexander Paumen works as a General Maintenance Worker for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Grounds. They have served since 2022 (about 2 years) as a full-time employee. Alexander earned $1,769 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is Service.

Gary Pearl

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2024 total comp

$497

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $497
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $497
Hire date: 2021-12-08
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 56
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Gary Pearl works as a General Maintenance Worker for Minnesota Zoological Garden within Building Services. Hired in 2021, they have about 3 years of service as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. Gary earned $497 in 2024. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Majid Batal

General Maintenance Worker/Minnesota Zoological Garden

2025 total comp

$485

Sub-department: Building Services
Base pay: $485
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $485
Hire date: 2025-06-04
Employment type: Full-Time
Pay grade: 60
Union / bargaining unit: Service
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Work county: Dakota

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E77
Bargaining Unit Number: 203
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Majid Batal holds the role of General Maintenance Worker at Minnesota Zoological Garden within Building Services. They have served since 2025 (under a year) as a full-time employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $485. Union affiliation: Service.